QF Australian Open 2018

Simona Halep #1 def. Karolina Pliskova #6

6-3 6-2

Simona Halep defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the 2018 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 25, 2018*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2018
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Simona Halep	Karolina Pliskova
Aces	0	2
Double faults	4	3
First serve %	63.0%	66.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	55.0%
Second serve points won %	45.0%	32.0%
Break points saved %	75.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	25.0%
Service points won %	65.0%	47.0%
Return points won %	53.0%	35.0%
Total points won %	58.0%	42.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Simona Halep	Karolina Pliskova
Country	ROU	CZE
Birth date	Sep 27, 1991	Mar 21, 1992
Age	26	25
Height	168 cm	186 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	6
Ranking points (entering)	6,425	5,445
Elo (entering)	2,022	1,966
Current career W-L	449–201	430–248
Current career earnings	$40,236,618	$26,988,922

Pre-match H2H

Simona Halep #1 5 – 0 Karolina Pliskova #6

Path

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Naomi Osaka #72	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2018	R16
Lauren Davis #76	4-6 6-4 15-13	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2018	R32
Eugenie Bouchard #112	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2018	R64
Destanee Aiava #193	7-6(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2018	R128

Simona Halep's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Angelique Kerber #16	6-3 4-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2018	SF

Karolina Pliskova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Barbora Strycova #24	6-7(5) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 2018	R16
Lucie Safarova #29	7-6(6) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2018	R32
Beatriz Haddad Maia #70	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2018	R64
Veronica Cepede Royg #80	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2018	R128